“Naturalization” Service Flow

First, please schedule a free consultation with our office. To reserve a free consultation, please ① call us or ② use our contact form.

During the free consultation, we will confirm the background, work history, income, pension insurance premium payments, etc. of foreigners who wants to apply for naturalization (acquire Japanese nationality), and determine whether or not you can acquire Japanese nationality. The fees for naturalization are posted on our office’s website, but we will explain the details, including the service content, during this consultation.

Regarding the method of payment to our office, half of the total fee is to be paid at the start of the process, and the remaining amount is to be paid within 7 days after the application is received.

Our office will prepare naturalization application documents and motivation letters. All you have to do is collect the documents at the city hall or tax office according to the “list of required documents” presented by our office, and then E-mail them to our office.

Once you have completed creating the application form and collecting the necessary documents, you will apply for naturalization at the Legal Affairs Bureau. For full support plans, our office will accompany you to the Legal Affairs Bureau.

*Depending on the Legal Affairs Bureau, prior consultation is required before the naturalization application date.

Approximately three months after your naturalization application is accepted, an interview will be held at the Legal Affairs Bureau. Generally, married people will be interviewed together with their spouse. Additionally, if the officer in charge determines that your Japanese language ability is in doubt, you may be required to take a Japanese language test on the same day. Interviewees are often asked about why they want to naturalize, and about family and work-related matters.

The results will be available approximately one year after the naturalization application is accepted.

After the results are published in the official telegram, you will receive a direct phone call from the Legal Affairs Bureau.